H.M.S. Dasher (1894)
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| H.M.S. Dasher (1894) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Yarrow & Company[1] |
| Ordered: | 1893-94[2] |
| Laid down: | Dec, 1893[3] |
| Launched: | 28 Nov, 1894[4] |
| Commissioned: | Mar, 1896[5] |
| Broken up: | 1912[6] |
H.M.S. Dasher was one of thirty-six 27 Knotters, early Torpedo Boat Destroyers built for the Royal Navy in the 1890s.
Her size, speed and condition rendered her outmoded before the war, and she was broken up in 1912.
Service
Dasher was commissioned at Portsmouth to take part in the Annual Manoeuvres of 1895, but on the morning of 25 July as she emerged from a dock after having a propeller defect fixed, she collided with the dredger St. Michael while proceeding to Spithead. Her bows stove in, she was returned to dock, and had to be replaced in the Manoeuvres by H.M.S. Contest.[7]
Dasher was one of seventeen destroyers of the Reserve Division which left Sheerness on 1 July, 1905 for Spithead under the overall command of Commander R. G. Gregory in H.M.S. Spitfire.[8]
She and sixteen other destroyers of the Reserve Division arrived at Sheerness on 13 July 1905 and proceeded to Chatham.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander William O. Boothby, 24 July, 1895[10] – 27 July, 1895[11] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1895, but the vessel was then replaced by Contest)
- Lieutenant in Command John Luce, c. late June, 1899[12] – 24 August, 1899[13]
- Lieutenant & Commander John P. Irven, 2 March, 1901 – 1901
- Lieutenant & Commander Kerrison Kiddle, 16 July, 1901[14] (for the Annual Manoeuvres of 1901)
- Lieutenant & Commander Harry C. J. R. West, 17 January, 1902[15][16] – 6 March, 1902[17]
- Lieutenant & Commander John G. de O. Coke, 18 March, 1902[18][19][20] – 1 May, 1903[21]
- Lieutenant & Commander Lockhart Leith, 14 July, 1904[22] – c. August, 1905[Inference] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1904)
- Lieutenant & Commander Stanley V. Ellis, 3 January, 1905[23] – 1 January, 1906
- Lieutenant & Commander George P. Leith, 1 January, 1906[24] – 1 April, 1906[25]
- Gunner in Command John Reep, 1 April, 1906[26] – 3 August, 1906
- Lieutenant in Command L. Stanley Holbrook, June, 1906[27] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1906)
- Lieutenant in Command Hubert S. Monroe, 3 August, 1906[28][29] – 24 September, 1908[30]
- Lieutenant & Commander Nelson Wheelwright, 24 September, 1908[31] – 21 January, 1909
- Lieutenant in Command Hamilton C. Allen, 21 January, 1909[32][33] – 26 August, 1909[34]
- Lieutenant & Commander F. Burges Watson, 26 August, 1909[35][36] – 1 July, 1910[37]
- Lieutenant & Commander Spencer F. Russell, 24 August, 1910 – 14 February, 1911
- Lieutenant & Commander Bernard J. H. Ward, 27 March, 1911 – 30 March, 1911 (lent from Conflict)
- Lieutenant & Commander Edward T. D. Finch, April, 1911[38] – 1911
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jul 26, 1895; pg. 3; Issue 34639.
- ↑ "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jul 03, 1905; pg. 12; Issue 37749.
- ↑ "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jul 14, 1905; pg. 10; Issue 37759.
- ↑ Boothby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 180.
- ↑ Boothby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 180.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, June 22, 1899, Issue 35862, p.12.
- ↑ Luce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 79.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8.
- ↑ West Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/249. f. 384.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Friday, 17 January 1902. (36667), p. 9.
- ↑ West Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/249. f. 384.
- ↑ Coke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/399. f. 441.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Thursday, 20 March 1902. (36720), p. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 246a.
- ↑ Coke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/399. f. 441.
- ↑ "Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 299.
- ↑ Leith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/437. f. 439.
- ↑ Leith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/437. f. 439.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 299.
- ↑ Holbrook Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 219.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 6 August, 1906. Issue 38091', col D, p. 6.
- ↑ Monroe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 438.
- ↑ Monroe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 438.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 299.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 299.
- ↑ Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 408.
- ↑ Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 408.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 299.
- ↑ Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 80.
- ↑ Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 80.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 1 Apr. 1911, p. 4.
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